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%ARENSDORF's STORY.


ARENSDORF's STORY.
The Principal In the Had
dock Trial Tcstifes.
His Account of his Whereabouts at
The Time ofthe Tragedy.
The following is from the Sioux City
journal Of the 9Th, giving the testimony
in tho trial OF John Arensdoft for the
murder OF Handbook:
JOHN ARENsDoRF.
am the defendant in this case. /
live in Sioux City and have about ten
years. / am q brewer and have been for
ABOUT twenty years. I learned my trade
IN Belgium and have been o bre wer aver
siuoe. / came to Sioux City in 1887 aud
have lived here ever since. In tho Franz
bre very Z wes foreman in August last.
1 SILL hold that position. In the eve
ming of the Sd OF August last / was
around town. / came down town In the
afternoon. Between z to 8 O'Clock I went
into Phil Eberle's saloon and staid till
$50 O'Clock. l was with Barnes and
Dayeiaar IN Eberle's saloon. l went
from there across the street to the Shep-
herd saloon. Barnes went with me-. l
went into the kitchen and ordered sup
per for two of us. Barnes and myself.
That wa somewhere near $50 o'clock.
/ ate supper there. We ate in one OF
The little rooms Barnes ate supper
with me. After eating supper ] started
to leave. II was something after 10
O'Clock. ] couldn't say exactly what time.
Barnes went west and ! east when We
came out. I went into the Chicago go.
loon wh,eh is two or three doors east OF
the Shepherd, l went right out of there.
/ then crossed the street and went into
Junk's saloon. There were o few men
standing by the window in Junk's saloon.
Mi. Grady and Mr.. Scotland were there.
They we're all who were there when l
went In there. ! stopped there o few
minntAa and then weS1oat and went
east on Fourth street to the English
Kitchen. l don't know just what time
twas. 1t was then that / learned OF
the shooting. 4 aiBo learned there that
q man was killed. In O few minutes I
went west to where the killing happen
ed. / stopped there Just O few moments
and went across the bridge to the brew
cry. From the brewery ] went back to
Junkss saloon and stayed there q short
time. and then went to my home on
Bluff street. / were my usual clothing
that night-blus clothes. I had big
boots on, coming up to my knees, with
my pants inside OF them. l had no
rubber coat on / was not at the corner
OF Fourth and Water strsais at the time
Haddock Was killed. / heard Leavitt's
testimony aboat my being present OF q
meeting on the evening OF August q. /
was there. / know OF no private meet
ing that night, ! Was not st any. Moth.
ing Was said in my presence about doing
mp Woods Walker, Haddock or anybody
elss. Nothing wss said n my presenc co or
hearing that night about hiring Dutch
men 90 aa.E or anybody 5e1ss..I
said nothing that night about blowing up
or injnrin6 anybody. / heard nothing of
the kind from anybody. In front Of
Warlich's asday or two after the murder
I had no coGversation with Leavitt
about the killing of Haddock. / had no
such conversation with him rs recited
by either him or his wife. T talked with
Lsnvitt at his theater about his bond
LsRvitt sent over to me TO come see to
him. / went over. he took me into
his room. / had ne conversation with
Leavitt in front OF his theater or near it
IN regard TO the killing of Handbook.
had no such conversation as Leaviss
t~estifies to-. Ihad no such conversation
either in Laavitt's words or in substance
like them. / heard Leavitt's testimony
in which he undertakes to reeite o SON
paSaakfrra Nth a ~ T,rnkso srp1onr tsT
had no such talk with him there,
Nothing was said about the killing Of
Haddook. i never ct any time had any
conversation with Lsayitt ct the
Standard Jheater or anywhere else
about the killing OF Handbook. did
not after the saloonkeeper's meeting in
Holaenreid,s hall, in 3 private or any
other meeting, on the night of
August 2, say that Junk had 800 or
$500 in his safe and that that ought to
he sufficient to pay the Dutohmen fof
whipping Haddock, Wood or any
body else, or use any words TO that Ell eot.
] have known Bismarck for four or Eve
years-ever since he was in town. Bis
msrck'H wife came TO town about o year
before he came. Hs worked III the
brewerya while. I heard Rismarck'e
testimony regarding y conversation with
him at Boersch's beer garden. l never
had any such conversation with him. /
never offered TO pay him money for
leaving the country. ! never told him
that I had given or would give to him
money, or give money to Fritz Folger to
give to him if he wonld leave the country.
heard the evidence OF Minnie Kosohnis-
ki-Bismarck's dauRhter-in which she
gives IN account OF o conversation be-
tween me and her mother. / never had
such a conversation. ! never tolu her
mother that she must not 60 to her hus-
band because people we're too much ex-
cited. Nor did I tell her that she must
wait q while and ii would be all right.
Bismarck's wife sent me 9 note asking
me to come and see her, / went, and she
asked me TO sell her house. i sold the
house for her to Mr.. Knepper. He gave
me the money-$250. I did not buy
the house for myself, / bought it for Mr.
Knepper. He asked me TO buy it. i
acted simply as agent. Bismarck's wife
cant talk English. / never heard her
speak English. I always spoke to her
in German. ! didsnot know that she
was going to California. She told me
that che was going to Council Bluffs.
At the meeting at Holdenreid's hall /
had NO conversation privately with Lea
witt and George Treiber. George Treiber
did not BAY there and then that he had
two Dntohmen who would whip Had
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